From Goodreads.com: "When American colonists
resort to war against Britain and her colonial attitudes, a young couple
caught in the crossfire must find a way to survive. Pioneers in the
wilds of New York State, John and Lucy face a bitter separation and the
fear of losing everything, even their lives, when he joins Butler's
Rangers to fight for the King and leaves her to care for their isolated
farm. As the war in the Americas ramps up, ruffians roam the colonies
looking to snap up Loyalist land. Alone, pregnant, and fearing John is
dead, Lucy must fight with every weapon she has.With vivid scenes of
desperation, heroism, and personal angst, Elaine Cougler takes us back
to the beginnings of one great country and the planting of Loyalist
seeds for another. The Loyalist's Wife transcends the fighting between
nations to show us the individual cost of such battles."

My Two Cents:

I
really was interested in reading "The Loyalist's Wife" because I
haven't read a lot of historical fiction set in America and I haven't
read a lot of historical fiction set during the Revolutionary War (why
isn't there more out there???). I also was intrigued by the idea that
this book was told about Loyalists, those that supported the King of
England during the Revolutionary War. This story follows John and Lucy, a
couple who still support the King and for that, they are in danger. The
story follows both John's time in the Rangers and Lucy's time on the
farm alone.

I thought this story was really interesting. I loved
the accounts of Lucy's life on the farm. When John leaves to fight with
the Rangers, Lucy has to take over the farm herself. Because she is a
Loyalist and a woman all alone, she faces a lot of danger. There was so
much good detail here. I could see the long, cold winter that Lucy was
trying to live through. She even has to deliver her own baby!

I
also really liked learning about the Native Americans and their ties to
both the Loyalists and the Revolutionaries. I didn't realize that there
were some Native Americans that actually supported the Loyalists. I
always love when you can learn something new from a book. This is a huge
reason that I love historical fiction!

I really wished that we
got to learn more about why John and Lucy still support the King.
Because of the way our country came about, it was really hard for me to
get into the mindset of someone that didn't think that independence from
England would be better for America. I really wanted to learn more
about the politics of being a Loyalist.

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